Risk to rely on soil carbon sequestration to offset global ruminant emissions

• Published in: Nature communications Vol. 14; no. 1; pp. 7625 - 9
• Main Authors: Wang, Yue, de Boer, Imke J. M., Persson, U. Martin, Ripoll-Bosch, Raimon, Cederberg, Christel, Gerber, Pierre J., Smith, Pete, van Middelaar, Corina E.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 22.11.2023; Nature Publishing Group; Nature Portfolio
• Subjects: 704/106/694/682; 704/172/4081; 706/1143; Carbon; Carbon sequestration; Emissions; Grasslands; Greenhouse effect; Greenhouse gases; Humanities and Social Sciences; Methane; multidisciplinary; Nitrous oxide; Radiative forcing; Science; Science (multidisciplinary); Soils

Carbon sequestration in grasslands has been proposed as an important means to offset greenhouse gas emissions from ruminant systems. To understand the potential and limitations of this strategy, we need to acknowledge that soil carbon sequestration is a time-limited benefit, and there are intrinsic...